Sunday, November 27, 2016

“We've been thinking about it for quite a long
time but wanted it to be just right and on a large scale just like planning our
touring concert productions. I think right now it's an interesting time to do
it.”

Mick

New York:
Industria - Exhibitionism – The Rolling Stones.Exhibitionism – The
Rolling Stones, until March 12, is a must-see show making its American debut
at Industria,
West Village. It tells the story of the most influential rock ‘n’
roll band in the world. Unlocking their vast archive, this spectacular exhibit
is a Rolling
Stones treasure trove, curated over nine thematic gallery spaces. Exhibitionism is
an immersive, interactive music experience, showcasing 500 items from original
stage costumes, rare instruments and lyric books, backstage and touring
paraphernalia, album art, photography, stage designs, personal diaries, and
never before released audio and behind-the-scenes footage.

Through this immersive
exhibit, The
Rolling Stones - Exhibitionism shows their incredible journey from their
early days living together - an immersive realistic reconstruction - a tiny flat in Edith Grove,
their first shared flat in London, to
headlining the biggest stages in the world.

Exhibitionism – The Rolling Stones

The exhibition,
highlights include a recreation of The Rolling Stones
recording studio complete with original instruments and interactive mixing
desks.

“While this is about the Rolling Stones, it's
not necessarily just about the members of the band. It’s also about all the
paraphernalia and technology associated with a band, like as well as the
instruments that have passed through our hands over the years, that will make
the exhibition really interesting.”

Keith

Above. Keith Richards’s guitars: 1960 - Gibson les Paul
Junior – stripped finish, which he used on the Dynamic Sound Studio
sessions in Kingston,
Jamaica where the band recorded Goats Head Soup.
Keith used
the Maton EG240
– 1960 – natural, on the Let It Bleed
album sessions at Olympic
Studios.

‘’It’s hard to believe that it's more than fifty
years since we began, and it is wonderful to look back to the start and bring
everything up to date at this exhibition.’’

Charlie

Exhibitionism – The Rolling Stones -
Posters

Caution Rolling Stones Tour Poster

California – November
1969

Bridges to Babylon Tour – Sets

“I was particularly interested in the beautiful
bridges that Santiago Calatrava was building in Seville and elsewhere. When we
where designing the staging for the Voodoo Lounge Tour, I had said to Mark
Fisher, ‘I want to have this bridge; we’ll have the main stage there, and then
we can have a bridge to here, here and here.’ Mark just said, ‘Oh, what a
useless idea.’ So when the Bridges to Babylon Tour came round, Mark threw my
own idea back to me. He said, ‘OK. If you give me a million dollars, I can make
a bridge that will emerge from the stage and land on the B stage.’ And I said,
‘It’s a go.’”

Mick

Bridges of Babylon Tour – Sketch Stage
Detail - 1996

Mark Fisher – British
1947-2013

“Andy and I decided to do a set of lithographs.
It was an artistic thing. He was also making money and, you know, Andy
was a guy that wanted to make money. He had a huge operation, running his
big Factory in downtown New York City, and we did 250 sets and there were 10 in
asset. At the same time, he did three or four portraits – these society
portraits.”

“I think it stood the
test of time because it’s a universal statement. Sticking out your tongue
at something is very anti-authority, and a protest, really. Maybe young
people of various generations pick that up. I’m amazed now, and probably
always will be, that it’s travelled so far round the world.”

Wednesday, November 23, 2016

Formerly uptown the new
Rouge Tomate Chelsea restaurant has just moved to Chelsea in two old 19th Century landmark carriage houses. Designed by architects Bentel and Bentel, the recycled
wood and brick walls and the exposed beams makes the decor rustic and
pleasantly has a 60’s London vibe.

Executive chef Andy Bennett has a genuine respect for
ingredients and the crafting of balanced dishes that marries thoughtful cuisine
with authentic nutrition. The menu is seasonal and utilizes local purveyors and
sustainable ingredients.

Virgin Mary

Rouge Tomate Chelsea – The Bar

The drinks program is run under the guidance of
Pascaline Lepeltier (Master sommelier), who sources an eclectic selection of
cutting-edge wines, notably local, organic and biodynamic choices. The New York
Times named Rouge Tomate the “Best Wine List Overall” in New York, and Wine
Enthusiast magazine named Rouge Tomate one of America’s 100 Best Wine
Restaurants in 2013.

Saturday, November 19, 2016

New York: Cooper Hewitt
–Scraps: Fashion, Textiles, and Creative Reuse.Offering creative,
alternative approaches to confronting textile waste, Scraps: Fashion, Textiles,
and Creative Reuse exhibition on at Cooper Hewitt until April 16, presents the
work of three designers who put sustainability at the heart of the design
process: Luisa Cevese, founder of Riedzioni in Milan; Christina Kim, founder of
dosa, inc., in Los Angeles; and Reiko Sudo, managing director at Nuno in Tokyo.
Each designer’s practice involves innovative and sophisticated reuse of textile
materials and resources, while engaging in preservation of local craft
traditions. And, they find it both aesthetically and financially worthwhile to
recycle while striving to sustain traditional textile practices and skills in a
modern world. The exhibition explores key facets of sustainability,
such as the efficient use of materials and resources, the preservation of local
craft traditions and the integration of new technologies in the recycling
process.

Christina Kim, founder of the
Los Angeles-based fashion brand dosa
inc. has deep respect for India’s hand weavers, which inspired her to
develop a design process for using up scraps over several fashion seasons.

Reiko Sudo’s, managing
director at Nuno in Tokyo, deep exploration of traditional silk production in
Japan led to transforming silk waste into textiles with greater creative
relevance.

Bundle of ogarami choshi – Nuno
Corportation – 2016

Silk

Ogarami choshi sheets - Nuno
Corportation – 2016

Silk

Reiko Sudo

Assorted yarns and fabrics

KibisoYarns

Kibiso Stripe – 2008 - Futsu
Crisscross -2008 Suzushi Stripe - 2009

Nuno Corportation and
Tsuruoka Fabric Industry Cooperative

Kibiso is the coarse
layer of silk cocoon, which is normally removed to expose the fine silk
filament below. Sudo has been working with the Japanese silk industry to
upcycle this undervalued material into a fiber suitable for luxury goods.